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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On Mars, Earth probably looks like a pinprick in the sky, a bluish-green ball some 140 million miles away. But before astronauts can glimpse the view from the red planet, doctors must better understand how to handle medical problems and surgeries in space, University of Florida researchers say.

In an age when students instantly post digital photo albums to social networks that are forgotten almost as soon as they are created, the Student Alumni Association and the Florida Cicerones have brought back a more traditional way for Gators to keep their memories a little bit longer.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lower gas prices have given low-income customers a break and fueled a seven-point increase in consumer confidence in October to 90, its highest level in seven months, University of Florida economists report.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Andrew H. Card, former White House chief of staff, is scheduled to speak at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the O’Connell Center. Card’s appearance, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by ACCENT Speakers Bureau.

The University of Florida’s Office of Academic Technology will host the “2006 Faculty IT Showcase & Symposium: Educating the Net Generation” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the Reitz Student Union.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Next week’s elections may change the country’s political landscape, but residents of some states will have a much easier time than those of others if they want to examine the results for themselves, according to new University of Florida research.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kenneth Yeang will speak as part of the University of Florida School of Architecture’s fall lecture series at 6:15 p.m. Monday in Norman Hall, Room 137. The lecture is open to the public.

John Henry Merryman, a world-renowned expert on art and cultural property law and comparative law, will speak on “Great Cases in Art Law” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the University Auditorium as a part of the Harn Eminent Scholar Lecture series.

The Florida-Georgia football game traditionally has been a meeting of old rivals along the St. John’s River. This year there will be a middle ground, as university officials and the city of Jacksonville are offering a new service to make sure fans of both teams stay safe.

Coffee lovers who switch to decaf for health reasons assume the coffee is actually decaffeinated, but University of Florida researchers tested 22 decaffeinated coffee beverages and every serving but one contained some caffeine. You won’t find as much caffeine as in regular coffee, but UF expert Bruce Goldberger says if you need to avoid caffeine because of kidney disease or anxiety disorders, a little can add up.

The nomination deadline for the University of Florida’s 2007 Superior Accomplishment Awards is Oct. 31. Superior Accomplishment Awards honor academic personnel and TEAMS and USPS employees who contribute outstanding and meritorious service in their fields or to the university. The awards also seek to recognize employees who have made exceptional contributions to UF’s efficiency and economy or to the quality of life provided to students and employees.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Even though they are at high risk for car accidents, many people with epilepsy whose seizures are poorly controlled continue to drive, according to a new University of Florida study.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A scientific collaboration led by a University of Florida physicist announced today the discovery of two rare types of particles, exotic relatives of the much more common proton and neutron.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida entomology doctoral student Emily Saarinen has received the international Canon National Parks Science Scholars scholarship, an $80,000 three-year award for her research on endangered Miami blue butterflies.

Gainesville, Fla. – The Florida MBA program was ranked No. 6 for best overall academic experience in the 2007 Princeton Review survey of the nation’s Top Ten business schools. University of Florida is the only public school to appear on the list, and no other school based in Florida appears in any of the Top Ten listings.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Harn Museum of Art, in conjunction with the University of Florida School of Art and Art History, welcomes the best and brightest of the art world during the Harn Eminent Scholar Series, beginning at noon Friday, Oct. 20, with a lecture by Mary Jo Arnoldi at the Harn Museum of Art.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee and Miami Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen will speak at 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26, in the Phillips Center at the University of Florida. Hiaasen’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by ACCENT Speakers Bureau.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Like some drug déjà vu, cocaine use is once again on the rise among students and the rich and famous, a trend University of Florida researchers say likely signals a recurring epidemic of abuse.

Gainesville, Fla. — Graduate and Professional (GAP) School Day is for students interested in pursuing advanced degrees upon completion of their undergraduate degrees. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the Reitz Student Union Grand Ballroom. The fair features representatives in a number of areas from law to graphic arts from more than 100 graduate and professional schools across the United States.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — GatorJobs, the University of Florida ’s new online applicant tracking system, is up and running. The system, which replaces e-Recruit, allows both internal and external applicants to UF to view job postings and submit applications online. GatorJobs is designed to increase efficiency and ease of the recruiting process with features that include e-mail notifications to applicants when positions are filled and the ability for search committees, interview committees and individual hiring managers to access applications with a single keystroke. Prospective employees also may check the status of their applications in real time.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will hold a ceremony Wednesday to mark the fuel conversion of the research reactor at the University of Florida.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The NCAA Peer Review Team is on the University of Florida campus today and Wednesday as part of the University Athletic Association’s participation in the NCAA Division I Self-Study Certification process.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hispanics make up the largest minority in Florida schools, but administrators in eight out of 10 school districts say they don’t have enough Spanish-speaking counselors to serve the growing Hispanic population, according to a University of Florida study.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Renowned musician Livingston Taylor will take the University of Florida University Auditorium stage Nov. 4 to raise money for the College of Medicine’s glycogen storage research program.

Gainesville, Fla. – The Internship Forum, sponsored by the Career Resource Center, provides students with information about the importance and benefits of internships and tips on how to be a successful intern. Consisting of a panel of 10 representatives from different industries, the forum will take place from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the Reitz Student Union Rion Ballroom.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida employees can soon learn how to reduce ergonomic risk factors to decrease pain and potentially improve productivity through use of an ergonomically correct workstation.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite growing numbers of mixed couples in America, movie relationships between men and women of different races are most likely to be short-lived, oversexed and downright dangerous, a new University of Florida study finds.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – What do Popeye and Miss Piggy have in common? Visitors to the Harn Museum of Art will find out at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 15, when Harn Curator of Photography Tom Southall guides visitors through the photographic works in the exhibition “Contemporary Complexities: Photography Gifts from Martin Z. Margulies.”

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Coffee addicts who switch to decaf for health reasons may not be as free from caffeine’s clutches as they think. A new study by University of Florida researchers documents that almost all decaffeinated coffee contains some measure of caffeine.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Whooping cough is re-emerging nationwide and youngsters in states that permit parents to easily opt out of vaccinating their children are at increased risk from the disease, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Florida report today (Oct. 11) in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

GAINESVILLE – Alejandro Toledo, former president of Peru, will talk on “Poverty and the Future of Democracy in Latin America” at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 17, in the Grand Ballroom of the Reitz Student Union. Toledo’s speech is sponsored by the UF International Center, Center for Latin American Studies, ACCENT Speakers Bureau and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, in collaboration with the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures, Pi Sigma Alpha, and the Transnational and Global Studies Center. Admission is free and open to the public.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Discoverers and developers of medicines and products from the sea will share findings and biotechnological advances during the fifth Florida Marine Biotechnology Summit Nov. 14-15 in Gainesville.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.— The University of Florida Student Government will host Museum Nights from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Harn Museum of Art and Florida Museum of Natural History in the UF Cultural Plaza.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Public television station WUFT-TV/DT will join with Cox Communications to provide exclusive live television coverage of the 2006 University of Florida Homecoming Parade, starting at noon Friday.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Armed at first with nothing more than boots, a screen and a bucket, scientists studying a tiny primitive fish that makes up 70 percent of the biomass in Tampa Bay now say they have found the “missing link” marking the point in evolution that led to the development of the modern-day human immune system.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Students from the School of Architecture at University of Florida's College of Design, Construction and Planning embarked last month on UF’s first international program ever offered in India. Shivjit Sidhu, an assistant professor of architecture, and eight students voyaged to Pune, India, to take part in "The Vertical Studio, India," a semester-long studio focusing on architecture and urban design.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Good things may indeed come in small packages for scientists eager to find natural substances to help cure diseases. The challenge is to analyze material that is smaller than the proverbial gnat’s eyelash.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As Part of National Walk to School Day on Oct. 4, College of Health and Human Performance students will be educating elementary school children about the importance of pedestrian and bicycle safety.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Qualifying University of Florida employees may now sign up for the Sick Leave Pool during its open enrollment period until Oct. 31 or during the 30 calendar days following the first year of employment. During open enrollment, all applications must be received by Central Leave Administration by 5 p.m. Oct. 31.

Diane McFarlin, publisher of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, will join six other panelists at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, in the College of Journalism and Communications’ Gannett Auditorium (Weimer Hall 1064) for an open discussion of the role of women in the media.

It’s a big tooth suit! Although it’s more commonly known as the University of Florida College of Dentistry’s molar mascot to Charbel Klaib, 25, the senior dental student usually inside the cavity-free tooth.

Leslie Hendeles, a professor of pharmacy practice and pediatrics, was quoted in an Oct. 1 Time magazine story about changes in cold and allergy medication that could affect their effectiveness. The story was the result of a news release.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When Robert Browning wrote “grow old along with me, the best is yet to be,” he had no inkling of a future University of Florida study showing that narcissists are more interested in sexual pleasure than lasting intimacy.

Celebrate the birthday of Adolphe Sax with a classical saxophone recital performed in the style Sax intended for his instrument. Jonathan Helton, University of Florida professor and president of the North American Saxophone Alliance, along with Barbara González-Palmer, a pianist from Rutgers University, will perform at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 6, in the University Auditorium.

More than 90,000 fans filled Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday for the University of Florida’s Homecoming football game against Louisiana State University. The Gators’ 23-10 win helped to boost the team to No. 2 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 2 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Friday night, about 40,000 people attended Gator Growl, called the world’s largest student-run pep rally. Student skits, headline comedians Gabriel Iglesias and Jim Gaffigan, fireworks, and performances from the Dazzlers and the UF Marching Band were the main attractions.

Pop culture expert Jim Twitchell was quoted in an Oct. 8 Miami Herald (circ. 444,833) about Kaplan and Newsweek joining forces to offer an online business degree. The quote was the result of a UF News Bureau referral.

Graduate student Caroline Cardone’s study on how store design affects shoplifting rates was the subject of an Oct. 30 business brief in the Miami Herald (circ. 444,119) The brief was the result of a news release.

The Student Health Care Center is currently out of injectable flu vaccine, placing a hold on the University of Florida’s annual Influenza Prevention Campaign and canceling scheduled clinics until further notice. Additional doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive by the end of next week.

Retired English professor Kevin McCarthy was quoted in an Oct. 29 Associated Press national wire about the closure of the Massachusetts factory that produces plastic pink flamingo lawn ornaments. The quote was the result of a UF News Bureau referral.

Research by Daniel Salmon, an associate professor of epidemiology, showing that whooping cough is re-emerging nationwide was the subject of an Associated Press national wire story as well as an Oct. 12 editorial in the New York Times. The stories were the result of a news release.

A study about the caffeine levels of energy drinks was cited in an Oct. 30 Associated Press international wire story about the growing popularity of the drinks. The citation was the result of a news release.

Research by Bruce Goldberger, a professor and director of the William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine, showing that even decaffeinated coffee contains some caffeine, was the subject of an Oct. 11 Associated Press national wire story that ran in numerous papers nationwide and internationally. The story was the result of a news release.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The federal government has awarded a $30 million grant to continue research and development on a powerful, new international computing tool, including $425,000 for work on the project at the University of Florida.